Publisher Ceasing Babaganewz Print Edition

Amir Cohen, the CEO of the nonprofit group JFL Media that publishes Babaganewz, told JTA that the magazine for schoolchildren will go to an online-only format.

One of JFL’s flagship publications, the magazine was published eight times a year and received several awards from the American Jewish Press Association.

As part of the move, JFL cut nine members of Babaganewzâ€™s 21-member staff, Cohen said. He said the move was not strictly financial, but the economic situation was a factor.

JFL, which also publishes the Jewish teen mag JVibe and the intellectual journal Shâ€™ma, has slashed its budget in half over the past year, Cohen said. The other publications would continue as they are, he said.